Banana “Ice Cream” with PB Bites

Yay for healthy desserts! This super easy banana ice cream will meet all your sweet tooth desires and diet requirements. 🙂 I tend to keep frozen bananas in the freezer so whenever I am craving this yummy dessert, I can make it in no time. I promise you will be amazed how much this tastes like the real thing.

I decided to take a spin on cookie dough ice cream by adding some peanut butter bites to this simple banana ice cream. You may or may not know I have a slight (huge) obsession with peanut butter. Any chance I can, I try to add peanut butter to my food. To make the cookie dough/peanut butter bites, I used a recipe for Paula Deen’s peanut butter bars, but added in some oats and made the dough into tiny bites.

Peanut Butter Bites

Directions

Dice bananas into coins and freeze for several hours, ideally overnight.

Make the peanut butter bites by combining all the ingredients in a bowl. Stir until well combined. Chill either in the freezer or fridge. I put mine in the freezer for less than 10 minutes. This helps you to roll the dough into little balls better.

Once chilled, take the dough out, roll into the size you want to go in your ice cream. I made mine pretty small. Place back in the fridge until you prepare the ice cream.

To prepare the ice cream, place the frozen bananas into a blender or food processor. I prefer the food processor because I think it turns out more smooth. Turn on the food processor,and add in a little milk to help it thicken up. It quickly turns from banana chunks to smooth, creamy ice cream.

Serve by either mixing in or topping the ice cream with the peanut butter bites.